3 attackers dead as gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar

Emergency workers wheel an injured man to a hospital after an attack on an air force base in Peshawar, Pakistan, September 18, 2015. Gunmen attacked a Pakistani Air Force base in the northwestern city of Peshawar early on Friday, a military spokesman said, the first major attack in several weeks.
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a Pakistani Air Force base in the northwestern city of Peshawar early on Friday, a military spokesman said, the first major attack in several weeks.

A group of between seven and 10 militants attacked a guard post and tried to force their way into the Badaber air base, Major General Asim Bajwa said on Twitter. A gunbattle was still underway and three attackers had been killed so far, he said.